Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology
The closing date is 23 November 2026
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Job summary
This role is essential to the delivery of the Nationally Commissioned Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Service, providing specialist care for patients with a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. The postholder supports acute and inpatient care, outpatient services, emergency treatment provision, and coordination with specialist nurses, the National Screening Service, and oncology teams across the UK to ensure timely and effective patient management.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality care to patients in oncology services
• The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
• To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.
• To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, teaching and training

• Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of research governance.
• To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by clinical director.

Performance management
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

• Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team
• Operational efficiency e.g. admission avoidance, day case review and management

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption. As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details
Date posted: 10 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: Depending on experience. £45,715 - £69,976 per annum (pro rata) +LDN Weighting + 1B banding
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 290-TDPB-130-A
Job locations: Charring Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For detailed job and person specification requirements, please refer to the Job Description attached to this advertisement.

Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
• MRCP part 1, MRCP part 2 written

Desirable

• MRCP part 2 completed
• Completion of core medical training
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians part II

Audit
Essential

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Desirable

• Service improvement experience

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Excellent team and communication skills
• Experience and competencies in acute oncology emergencies
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• Prior oncology experience

Leadership/ management skills
Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority

Teaching and training
Desirable

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Language
Essential

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Charring Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Danielle Power, [email protected]

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